ProXimity Talk

ProXimity Talk

What is ProXimity Talk?

ProXimity Talk automatically answers calls as soon as you hold your phone to
the ear. Additionally it can automatically transfer the call to the speaker when
you move the phone away from your ear, or end a call by putting the phone face-down. The main features are:

Answer call by proximityDelay and notification configurable. Also
works when taking out of pocket (configurable via delay).

Action after going off-hook (incoming and outgoing calls)Go to
home screen, or lock screen to prevent unwanted cancelling of calls. The lock
remains until you put away the phone from the ear for the first time.

Turn speaker on after going off-hook (only if phone away from
ear)Independent settings for incoming and outgoing calls.

Turn speaker on/off by proxmityDelay and notification
configurable.

End call by turning the phone face-down or shakingDelay and notification
configurable.

Go to home screen or stand-by after ending a callIndependent settings for
incoming and outgoing calls.

Silence ringer by turning the phone face-downDelay and
notification configurable.

Attention: answering and ending calls does not work on every device with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) or later! Please try the Trial version first!

Why do I need ProXimity Talk?

ProXimity Talk simply helps you to save unnecessary key presses:

Just look on the phone to see who is calling, and hold it to your ear to
answer.

You often have to look up your calendar during a call, but do not want to
turn on and off the speaker all the time - then ProXimity Talk is the right tool
for you.

How does ProXimity Talk work?

ProXimity Talk monitors the proximity sensor of your phone. Depending on your
settings it uses the information of this sensor to decide if it should answer
the call automatically, transfer the call to the speaker, or end the call after turning the phone face-down.

Settings

The following settings are available:

Calls

Answer Call: if turned on, an incoming call automatically gets
answered as soon as you hold the phone to your ear - Attention: answering calls does not work on every device in Android 4.1
(Jelly Bean) or later!

Delay: the delay before automatically answering a call - increase the
value if calls get answered accidently too often (e.g. when taking out of the
pocket)

Answer Only if Moved: if turned on, answer calls only if phone has been moved before holding the phone to the ear

Answered Notification: type of notification when call has been answered automatically: none, vibrate or beep

Incoming Call off-hook Action: the action that is performed after an incoming call goes off-hook: None, Home Screen, Lock Screen

Outgoing Call off-hook Action: the action that is performed after an outgoing call goes off-hook: None, Home Screen, Lock Screen

Call Waiting Notification: type of repeating notification when there is a waiting call: none, vibrate or beep

Bluetooth Headset Locking: if turned on, special rules for locking the screen are enabled if a bluetooth headset is in use (turn screen off and lock screen in most cases, or turn screen on and lock screen if phone moved)

Speaker

Initially On: turn the speaker on at the beginning of a call: never, for incoming calls only, for outgoing calls only, for all calls

Turn Speaker on/off: action that is required to automatically turn speaker on or off during an ongoing call: Never, Face-Down, Move Phone from Ear

Delay On: the delay before turning on the speaker

Notification On: type of notification when automatically turning on
the speaker: none, vibrate or beep

Delay Off: the delay before turning off the speaker

Notification Off: type of notification when automatically turning off
the speaker: none, vibrate or beep

End Call

End Call: action that is required to automatically end a call: Never, Face-Down, Shake, Face-Down or Shake. Note, that calls do not get ended by Face-Down if Face-Down is also configured to turn on the speaker. - Attention: ending calls does not work on every device in Android 4.1
(Jelly Bean) or later!

Delay: the delay before automatically ending a call - increase the
value if calls get ended accidently too often. Note, that there never is a delay if call is ended by shake.

Notification: type of notification when ending a call:
none, vibrate or beep

Action after Incoming Call: the action that is performed after ending an incoming call: None, Home Screen, Home Screen & Stand-By, Stand-By

Action after Outgoing Call: the action that is performed after ending an outgoing call: None, Home Screen, Home Screen & Stand-By, Stand-By

Ringer

Custom Ringer Volume: store currently configured ringer volume and restore it (when ringing, after call or when screen turns off)

Silent when Face-Down: set ringer mode to silent when phone is put face-down: Disabled, Silent, Vibration. Note, that this might slightly increase the battery drain, and that switching ringer modes may not occur instantly in the stand-by mode of the phone.

Silence Ringer: if turned on, the ringer gets silenced as soon as you put the phone face-down

Delay: the delay before automatically silencing the ringer - increase
the value if the ringer gets silenced accidently too often

Notification: type of notification when automatically silencing the
ringer: none, vibrate or beep

Advanced Settings

Face-Down Sensitivity: the sensitivity for detecting if the phone is
turned face-down

Shake Sensitivity: the sensitivity for detecting if the phone has been shaked

Movement Sensitivity: the sensitivity for detecting if the phone has been moved

Dim Screen when Locked: if turned on, the screen gets dimmed when the
screen is locked in order to save battery

Screen Off: if turned on, ProXimity Talk is responsible for turning the screen off when the phone is on the ear, otherwise the phone itself is responsible. Note, that if the phone itself is responsible, the speaker on/off icon of the phone application may not update correctly.

Allow Stand-By: if turned on, the phone is able to enter stand-by mode. Only works in Android 2.2 or higher. Note, that you have to disable this setting if you want to uninstall ProXimity Talk.

Fix for Muted Call: if turned on, a work-around is used to fix the problem when a call is muted after being answered automatically

Exporting/Importing Settings

You can export or import all settings via the menu from the Settings screen.
Exported settings are saved in the root folder of the SD card.

Differences between Full and Trial version

The trial version offers the full functionality, but expires after 7
days.

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Using in combination with other similar tools

Using ProXimity Talk in combination with other tools with similar
functionality is not recommended, since the overall behavior is not
predictable.

Disable similar functionalities of phone

Some phones have inbuilt functionalities to turn on the speaker when turning
the phone face-down, or to decrease ringer volume when moved. If you use the "End Call", "Decrease Ringer Volume" or "Silence Ringer" functions of
ProXimity Talk, you should disable these functions in your phone (e.g. under Settings/Sound: Flip for speaker, Quiet ring on pickup, Pocket mode).

Headset

ProXimity Talk does not take any action if a headset is attached - this would
not make much sense.

Screen Lock

The screen lock can be removed by swiping (left or right), or by holding the
phone to the ear. This also works if the screen is turned off completely during a lock.

The screen lock may cause unwanted behavior in conjunction with other lock
mechanisms of the phone, therefore it should be used only if really
necessary.

Using for the first time

Answering an incoming call may take more than 5 seconds for the first time.
ProXimity Talk has to test, which answering method works on your phone. For
subsequent calls there is no such delay.

Uninstalling

If the option "Allow Stand-By" is turned on, the application cannot be uninstalled. In order to uninstall the application, you can either disable "Allow Stand-By", or revoke the device administration right from the application via the phone's settings (under Settings / Security / Device Administration).